First Draft - Emma Straub

About this episode

Emma Straub discusses her career as a bestselling author and her independent bookstore.

Emma Straub is the New York Times-bestselling author of seven books for adults: the novels American Fantasy, This Time Tomorrow, All Adults Here, The Vacationers, Modern Lovers, Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures, and the short story collection Other People We Married. She is also the author of three picture books: Gaga Mistake Day, which she co-wrote with her mother, Mama Hug, and Very Good Hats. She is a Guggenheim Foundation Fellow and her work has been published in more than 20 languages. Emma and her husband own Books Are Magic, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York. Listen ad-free, pitch-free with thank you gifts each month by becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/firstdraftwriters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Mitzi Rapkin

Guest: Emma Straub

Topics covered

• writing
• books
• independent bookstores
• author interviews
• literature

Keywords

• Emma Straub
• bestselling author
• Books Are Magic
• Guggenheim Fellow
• novels
• short stories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Guggenheim Foundation, Books Are Magic

Books & works: American Fantasy, This Time Tomorrow, All Adults Here, The Vacationers, Modern Lovers, Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures, Other People We Married, Gaga Mistake Day, Mama Hug, Very Good Hats

Places: Brooklyn, New York

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